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flush

UK /flʌʃ/US /flʌʃ/

词源

源自中古英语fluschen,可能模仿液体流动的声音,16世纪开始用于描述面部发红,18世纪发展出'齐平'的含义。

verb

❶ 指液体快速流动或冲洗,常用于描述冲厕所或用水冲洗物体表面。

“Please flush the toilet after use.”

(使用后请冲马桶。)

“She flushed the wound with clean water.”

(她用清水冲洗伤口。)

❶ 指因情绪激动而脸红,通常由害羞、愤怒或兴奋引起。

“Her face flushed with embarrassment.”

(她尴尬得脸红了。)

“He flushed angrily when accused of lying.”

(被指责说谎时他气得满脸通红。)

同义词:blush, redden, rinse, cleanse

noun

❶ 指冲洗的动作或过程,如厕所冲水或系统清除数据。

“Give the toilet a quick flush.”

(快速冲一下马桶。)

“The database needs a complete flush.”

(数据库需要完全清空。)

❶ 指突然涌上的情绪或面色变化,特别是脸红的状态。

“A flush of anger rose to her face.”

(一阵愤怒的红晕涌上她的脸。)

“He had a healthy flush after exercise.”

(运动后他脸色红润健康。)

同义词:blush, reddening, rosiness, surge

adjective

❶ 形容完全齐平的状态,指两个表面处于同一平面没有凸起或凹陷。

“The door sits flush with the wall.”

(门与墙面完全齐平。)

“Make sure the tiles are flush against each other.”

(确保瓷砖彼此完全贴合。)

❶ 形容资金充裕的状态,特指短时间内拥有大量现金。

“He's flush with cash after getting his bonus.”

(拿到奖金后他手头很宽裕。)

“The company was flush with profits last quarter.”

(公司上个季度利润丰厚。)

同义词:level, even, affluent, wealthy

常见短语

flush out — 通过冲洗或强迫手段使某物离开隐藏处,常用于描述清除杂质或揭露隐藏事物。

“The police operation flushed out the criminals.”

(警方行动迫使罪犯现形。)

in the first flush of — 形容处于某个阶段最初的旺盛或新鲜状态,多用于描述青春、爱情等初期阶段。

“They were in the first flush of romance.”

(他们正处于热恋初期。)